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Ocean Shores, WA vs Templeton, MA

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- Household income in Templeton, is 87% more than it is in Ocean Shores and is 29% above the National Average.
- Ocean Shores unemployment rate is 8.8%.
- Templeton unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Ocean Shores, WATempleton, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,785  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$97,550$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,448  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ocean Shores, WATempleton, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ocean Shores, WATempleton, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.0%13.1%
Reviews for Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

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Over 10 years ago

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

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We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  More

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